Assist

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ASSISTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ASSISTING.] [Lat. assistere, from ad and sistere, to cause to stand, to stand; Fr. assister, Pr. assister, Sp. asistir, It. assistere.] To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to succor.

Assist me, knight; I am undone. Shak.

Synonyms—To help; aid; second; back; support; further; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; benefit; favor. See HELP.

v. i. 1. To lend aid; to help.

With God not parted from him, as was feared, But favoring and assisting to the end. Milton.

2Sense 2. To be present; to attend; as, to assist at a public meeting. [A Gallicism.] Prescott.